Bill > S05186

This bill requires gas pipeline facilities (which include distribution facilities and gas utilities) to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of gas piping or equipment that is either currently leaking or at high risk of leaking due to factors like inferior materials, poor construction, lack of maintenance, or age. The bill directs the public service commission to develop prioritized timelines for repairing leaks, create a cost-recovery program that considers economic, safety, and environmental benefits of reducing gas leakage, and establish a standard definition and methodology for calculating and reporting unaccounted-for gas. The commission must also issue non-binding guidelines for identifying high-risk pipeline infrastructure, adopt limits on cost recovery for lost gas, require the use of best available leak detection technology, and mandate that operators in cities with populations over one million create a database of pipeline infrastructure detailing its age and condition. Specifically for large cities, operators must share this infrastructure information with a coordinated building inspection data analysis system. The goal is to improve pipeline safety, reduce gas leakage, and provide more transparent data about gas infrastructure conditions.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5186